Rashid Khan extends financial support to Afghanistan U19 pacer Bilal Sami to train in the UK

Afghanistan cricketing great Rashid Khan has indulged in a noble gesture. The right arm leg spinner has extended his financial support to Bilal Sami, the pace bowler who is currently a part of the Afghanistan U19 cricket team.

Sami will now train and work on his bowling action in the United Kingdom after the ICC Under 19 World Cup.

“Such a heart-winning move by Afghan superstar Rashid Khan as he reportedly extended his financial support to the emerging speed gun U-19 fast bowler Bilal Sami to train and further work on his bowling in the UK post the conclusion of ICC U-19 World Cup underway in West Indies,” read a tweet from a Twitter handle named M Ibrahim Momand.

You can see the tweet below

Such a ❤️ winning move by Afghan super star Rashid Khan as he reportedly extended his financial support to the emerging speed gun U-19 fast bowler #BilalSami to train and further work on his bowling in UK post the conclusion of ICC U-19 🌎 cup underway in West Indies @afghcricket pic.twitter.com/DZHaxQJUqU

— M.Ibrahim Momand (@IbrahimReporter) January 30, 2022

Rashid Khan was picked by the Ahmedabad franchise for a sum of INR 15 Crores

Ahead of the 2022 IPL mega auctions, Rashid Khan was picked by the Ahmedabad franchise for a sum of INR 15 Crores. Apart from Khan, the Ahmedabad franchise also picked Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill.

While Pandya will draw a salary of INR 15 Crores, Gill will be paid INR 8 Crores. Rashid Khan has an impeccable record with the ball in limited-overs cricket. The 23-year-old is the 4th highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket and has scalped a whopping 103 wickets in just 56 matches at an average of 12.73.

He has also featured in 77 ODI matches for the Afghanistan side and has taken 146 wickets. The right arm leg spinner has scalped 34 wickets in just 5 Test matches as well. Khan has scalped a total of 10 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.

Rashid Khan has also played 76 matches in the IPL and has taken 93 wickets at an average of 20.56 and a strike rate of just 19.48. He was last seen in action during Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against The Netherlands, where he scalped 6 wickets with the ball in hand at an average of just 16.50 and a strike rate of 27.00.